Meatball Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced,
- 2 onions, finely chopped,
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon parsley, dried
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cans (10.75 ounce) condensed tomato soup
- 2 cans (10.75 ounce) water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon parsley, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon basil leaves, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon sage, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
To make meatballs: Combine in a bowl ground beef, bread crumbs, milk, egg, garlic, onions, salt, parsley and pepper; mix well.Roll into 1 inch balls and set aside.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat; add meatballs and cook gently so they stay whole and are lightly browned.
To make the sauce: Mix together tomato soup, water, lemon juice, salt, parsley, basil, sage, thyme and cayenne pepper in a large saucepan, add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour.
